Caves Beach Public School is a government primary school in Caves Beach, New South Wales, with 349 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 55.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Caves Beach Public School is listed as Government and Primary, with a reported year range of K-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 349 total enrolments, including 170 girls and 179 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,019, with percentile 55 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 48.7% girls and 51.3% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 15.5:1, based on 22.5 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Caves Beach, New South Wales, within Lake Macquarie.
Profile signals
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Caves Beach Public School is listed as a government primary school in Caves Beach, New South Wales. The profile reports 349 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,019, and a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1 where available. The reported year range is K-6, and the campus sits within Lake Macquarie local government area.
Enrolment
349
reported total enrolments
170 girls
179 boys
Caves Beach Public School reports 349 total enrolments, including 170 girls and 179 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 48.7% girls and 51.3% boys.
Socio-educational
55
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,019
Caves Beach Public School sits at the 55 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
26%
Lower-middle
31%
Upper-middle
25%
Top
18%
The socio-educational distribution lists 26% in the bottom quarter, 31% in the lower-middle quarter, 25% in the upper-middle quarter, and 18% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
25
FTE teaching
22.5
Non-teaching
9
Student-teacher
15.5:1
The profile reports 25 teaching staff and 9 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
Official school and governing body links are included when the dataset provides them.
Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
Caves Beach Public School has 349 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 170 girls and 179 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Caves Beach Public School is listed as a Government school with school type Primary. The reported year range is K-6.
Caves Beach Public School is located in Caves Beach, NSW 2281. The local government area is Lake Macquarie.
The ICSEA value for Caves Beach Public School is 1,019 and the ICSEA percentile is 55. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Caves Beach Public School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 48.7% girls and 51.3% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
